Risking your life without a second thought: intuitive decision-making and extreme altruism.
When faced with the chance to help someone in mortal danger, what is our first response? Do we leap into action, only later considering the risks to ourselves? Or must instinctive self-preservation be overcome by will-power in order to act? We investigate this question by examining the testimony of...
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Main Authors: | David G Rand, Ziv G Epstein |
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Format: | article |
Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/1038ea9bcb6c42aaabc2fceae3c61d4e |
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